Doddinghurst Infant School
EYFS
At Doddinghurst Infant School, we have a passion for providing children with the best possible start. We create an environment that promotes awe, wonder and curiosity. This develops the children's independence and resilience for learning. The whole school intent permeates across the EYFS setting and it is implemented through a range of effective pedagogical strategies and approaches. The impact of this is that children love coming to school, form effective relationships, are safe and make excellent progress in their learning and meet high levels of attainment. It is an environment where children thrive and our happy.
We offer a holistic approach to learning recognising the needs and interests of the children using real life, meaningful experiences both in the classroom and in the outside area. We build on what the children already know and give them the knowledge and skills for future learning. We promote enjoyment, resilience and independence.
We follow The Early Years Foundation Stage framework which sets the statutory standards for the development, learning and care of children from birth to age 5. The framework is split into seven areas, 3 prime areas (which are the necessary skills children need to access) and the 4 specific areas.
The prime areas are:
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal, social and emotional development.
The specific areas are literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts and design. Characteristics of Effective Learning run through all areas and look at how a child learns through playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically. We teach the skills and knowledge children need through an enquiry approach utilising both the indoor and outdoor learning environments. Enquiry questions are exciting and engaging, encouraging children to explore and investigate through observation and play, whilst taking regard of the whole child's development; intellectual, emotional, social, physical and aesthetic. We value parental involvement to support learning and assessment. Educational visits and visitors enrich the curriculum. We teach phonics daily and there are numerous opportunities to write, listen to stories and develop language skills. In maths we have used the mastery approach with children developing a deep understanding of numbers and applying their skills to problems and real- life situations.
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'From the early years, pupils take time to reflect and be still.
In outdoor sessions, pupils learn to be mindful and appreciate nature'. Ofsted 2022
READING IN THE EARLY YEARS
'Children learn to read from the start of Reception. Books and stories are at the heart of the curriculum from the early years. Pupils talk with great enthusiasm about familiar authors and the books they read.' Ofsted 2022
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